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It's not very often that i get the motivation to write here, but I'm gonna start blogging regularly now.

I decided to come home from Dublin this weekend to spend time with the family, this proved to be one deadly idea on my part. I got to spend yesterday with my parents, the day they found out that their first grandchild was born, my brother's and his fiance's first child together. The atmosphere around the house was incredible, even though the child was born in Scotland. Heya baby Cian. I'm delighted to be an aunt, I never really understood the hype about babies, but seeing a picture of this tiny new member of my family has made me really really happy. My sister and her husband are expecting their baby in June, and I'm real excited about that.

How cute is he? :D

I missed the snow this weekend, that sucks a little bit. We only have light snow every now and again, but it doesn't stay on the ground. College was called off because the heating system is shit, but home is the place to be. Gonna get a DVD and chill by the fire tonight, why wasn't Christmas like this?!

I saw Amy yesterday, I've been friends with her since we were kids and I haven't seen her properly since the LC finished last June, this is due to work and college and living in different cities. I'm determined to change this, and to regain the friendship I once had with some of my old schoolmates. We used to have this book that we'd write to each other in, we did this for a few years (3rd and 4th year, was it?) and we've decided to bring this back. It's gonna be fun :)

The friends I've gained from college and from living in Dublin have made such an impact on my life. I really love the college people and I hope that this portfolio competition doesn't destroy what we've built over the past 6 months.

I've started a man-ban for 2009. I sound like a bitter feminist now. I know it probably won't work for the whole year, but I've done well so far. :) As well as men, drink is also out of the question. It's a waste of money and a waste of time.

I've spent most of the day sorting out my beloved laptop. I installed stuff I never had the chance to, cleaned up the hard drive (freeing more than 1GB by deleting languages alone!), changed loads and now things are running beautifully. If you're wondering why I'm being such a geek it's because I use my laptop to run a load of Adobe software, and well, you know how that goes.

I decided to go to the cinema last Thursday along with Lisa and Brew. We wanted to see Seven Pounds. I think it was a real powerful movie. I expected to cry, but I held it in for once. I was really impressed that the trailers for this movie didn't let the secret slip. God bless mystery. I'm gonna hit the cinema more, I used to go a hell of a lot last year, and I really miss the buzz.
Mary xo.